First, the application for funding by CEMVO was through a grant scheme for which information was not provided to any of the Black Organisations in Wales.

Second, it would seem that CEMVO were provided an inside track to making the application by a seconded civil servant from England who in the last two years has not developed any effective working relationships with Black Voluntary Organisations of Wales.

Third, I work on a United Kingdom wide basis on Black and Minority Ethnic issues; and CEMVO in most parts of England and Scotland have the reputation of competing for funds against local organisations so that they can claim to be THE VOICE of Black and Minority Ethnic Britons.

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